St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-22

100000 acres. The entire area of the
Black Hills is a well wooded country. The
following trees yield timber in this section:
Yellow or Norway pine, black and white
spruce, burr oak. white elm, aspen, white
birch, ash and juniper. About 500 square
miles, equal TO 100000 acres, of the Black
Hills is covered by timber of merchantable
quality, suitable for cutting and saving into
lumber. 1t is estimated that each year in the
Hills more than % 900, COO feet of pine logs
are manufactured into lumber, none of which
Is exported.
Nearly the entire stock of lumber used in
building up this section of the country is
manufactured from the native forests.
Along the Missouri river cottonwood, ash,
extent, occasionally widening into forests OF
some magnitude. The islands of this stream
are invariably densely covered with trees
and shrubs. Around DEVILS lake there is
large belt of timber and another much more
extensive in the Turtle mountains. near the
Canada line. The banks of the Red River of
the North are lined with oak and other for
est trees OF great size. Its tributaries, the
Sheyenne, Wild Rice, Maple, Goose. Turtle,
Forest, Park, Tongue and Pembina rivers
are also well-timhered. The course of the
Mouse riveris marked by heavy grOwths Of
native timber, including the oak, ash, aspen,
boX-elder and other varieties. On the
'Coteaux," between the Missouri and James
rivers, and in the breaks of the hills west OF
the Missouri groves of timber occur ire
Quently. All of the streams emptying into
the mlSSOurl from tue west, anu many VI Tue
lakes scattered about the territory are more
or less timbered.
One of the most salutary laws regarding
the settlement of the public domain, adopt
ed by our government, was that of fostering
and encouraging the planting OF trees and
forests on our western plains. The good that
has been accomplished under this law, in
covering with cultivated trees the bare prai-
ries of Dakota, viii be appreciated when it is
known that up to date 2,6l2, $50 trees have
been planted under its provisions, and are
lending their aid toward modifying the eli
mate, and solving the fuel question of this
prairie region. To be more explicit, 1,O9l
final proofs had been made under the timber
culture law in Dakota, on June 30, 1887;
and rs the law requires ten acres of healthy
growing trees, before the final proof will be
accepted, these final proofs represent lO,91O
acres of cultivated trees, or 1864, 250 grow
ing trees as an accomplished result of this
beneficial and wise act.
But this is only partial showing of what
has been done i'll the territory, through the
encouragement by the government of the
planting of forest.
The good that would result to the prairies
of the West from continuation of the tim
ber culture law guarded by such careful pro-
visions as congress may see fit to place
around it. are too great to be estimated.
FINANCES OF THE TERRITORY.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, TREAsURER,s
OFFICE, BISMARCK, Oct II, 1887.
The total bonded Indebtedness to date is
nishing the following public Institutions:
Date and purpose Rate per Ma
of issue. cent. turity. Amt
May l, 1885, insane
hospital, Yankton. IS 500 $1,000
May l, 1887, insane hos
pital, Yankton. 4I2 $50 92,500
May L, 1888, deaf mute
school, Sioux Falls...6 1920 $4,000
July l, 1885, deaf mute
school, Sioux Falls..6 1920 10000
May l, 1887, deaf mute
school, Sioux Falls. ..5 1920 $4,000
May L, 1888. university
of Grand Forks. ......6 1920 10000
July 1, 1885. university
of Grand Forks. ......6 1920 "a, 900
May l, 1897, university
of Grand Forks 80: 4 10 10000
May l. 1888, university
of Vermillion.. ......6 1920 10000
May l. 1885, university
of Vermillion. .......6 $50 $1,000
May l. 1887. university
of Vermillion. ..,. 41a 20 10000
May l, 1888, Peniten-
tiary, Sioux Falls. .....6 $50 $4,000
May L, 1887, peniten-
tiary, Sioux Falls. -. .4l2 1920 1890
May l. 1888, peniten-
tiary, Bismarck ......6 500 $4,000
July i, 1885, peniten-
tiary, Bismarck. ......6 1920 14,60O
May 1, 1887, peniten-
tiary, Bismarck. 49,. 412 1890 $4,000
May l, 1883, agricult-
ural college, Brook
ings: 1920 $4,000
July l, 1885, agricult-
ural college, Brook
gs....................6 1920 10000
May L, 1887, agricult-
ural college, Brook
ings., .;-...4ls 20 $4,000
May 1, 1884, insane hos
pital, jamestown. 90 1920 $4,000
May ], 1885, insane hos
pital, jamestown. 500 $4,000
May l. 1887, insane hos
pital, Jamestown. .4I2 Is $4,000
July l, 1885, normal
school, Madison. .....6 1920 13,6OO
May l. 1887, normal
school, Madison. .4l2 Is 35, 500
July L, 1885, school of
mines Rapid City. 6 1920 10000
May L, 1897, school of
mines Rapid City....5 1920 $4,000
May 1. 1887, reform
school, Plankington. .5 1920 10000
May L. 1897, normal
school. Spearfish .....5 1920 $4,000
May L, 1887, refunding
bonds to refund per
cent. $50 year bonds
issued May 1, 1881. ..412 1920 10000
Total. 81 O9S, 500